This year is now almost certain to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for the first time – but next year is set to be ...

The risk of fires in the Amazon is greater in regions where groundwater storage is compromised, especially when El Niño ...

According to a recent NOAA update on the status of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, the atmosphere across large parts of the ...

La Niña conditions may develop in the next three months but are expected to be relatively weak and short-lived, according to ...

Zimbabwe appears to be heading into another dry spell that could worsen hunger for millions of people already suffering from ...

Climate experts are continuously monitoring the developments of the 2015–16 El Niño, which is one of the most severe events in the past 50 years and, notably, the largest since the 1997–98 episode ...

This year marked the end of the latest El Niño, a climate event that warmed the Pacific Ocean and played a role in 2024 becoming the hottest year on record. This winter, a La Niña could begin. The ...

The year 2024 started with an El Niño and is poised to become the hottest year on record,” said WMO Secretary-General Celeste ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the strong El Niño event lingers, with well-above-average sea surface temperatures recorded across the central and eastern ...

This raises the question of whether this reflects unusual El Niño behavior, or a more persistent change in the underlying climate forcings or feedbacks. At the time I did a fairly basic analysis ...

Texans should prepare for a winter that’s drier than usual but keep an eye on evolving forecasts to ensure they’re ready for ...

Let’s look at that Niño-3.4 sea surface temperature compared to all the La Niña events since 1950. As you can see below, the Niño-3.4 Index decreased sharply after the peak of last winter’s El Niño, ...